New report on New York police’s drone operations released amid sightings

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Inquiry found NYPD’s current use and impact policies do not ‘sufficiently disclose’ its technology capability

A new report from the New York City department of investigation on the New York police dep…

Fed cuts interest rates amid questions over its fight to lower inflation

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Central bank lowers the benchmark federal funds rate by a quarter of a percentage point

The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates on Wednesday amid questions over its fight to bring down inflation ac…

China is rapidly expanding nuclear forces, says Pentagon

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

US defence department reports that Beijing has increased operational nuclear warhead arsenal by 20% in a year

US Supreme Court will review TikTok divest-or-ban law

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Arguments to be heard about a week before the measure is set to take effect

US regulator approves California’s plan to ban sale of new petrol cars by 2035

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Fed cuts rates by quarter-point but signals slower pace of easing

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from Financial Times › Financial Times

Dollar jumps and stocks slide after US central bank signals only half a percentage point of reductions in 2025

Study identifies intriguing personality factors that raise dementia risk - do you have any of them?

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

US researchers analysed over 20,000 adults over 50, to estimate their likelihood of the memory-robbing condition. Experts said there were 12 that heightened the risk.

US makes third interest rate cut despite inflation risk

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The Federal Reserve has been cutting rates since September, even as inflation progress stalls.

TikTok gets permission to challenge potential US ban at Supreme Court

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 21:00 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

The US wants the app to be sold or banned because of what it says are links to the Chinese state.

‘There’s a lot of drones authorized up there’: Biden sends radar systems and tries to calm fears

found 2024 › Dec › 18 (Wed) @ 14:59 UTC

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President says there is ‘nothing nefarious’ about objects moving in the skies above the US north-east

Joe Biden has weighed in on public anxieties surrounding the large number of drone or other aerial…